A Handbook to Literature
11th Edition
Published on 24. April 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
720 pages
978-0-13-601439-3 (ISBN)
Description
The definitive reference on literature in English, this handbook provides an alphabetical listing of more than 2,000 important terms and facts in literature, linguistics, rhetoric, criticism, printing, bookselling, and information technology. The website (www.prenhall.com/harmon) offers a handy glossary of key terms, a pronunciation key for select terms, pre- and post-tests on the terms, flash cards for key terms, a literary timeline, and links for all winners of the Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize. KEY TOPICS: Covers a wide range of terms, centered in literature but extending into other areas, such as film, radio, TV, printing, linguistics, literary theory, music, graphic arts, classical studies, and information science. MARKET: For anyone interested in literature and literary criticism.
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Edition
11th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 151 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
830 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-601439-3 (9780136014393)
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Content
Contents
Preface to the Eleventh Edition
To the User
Handbook to Literature
Outline of Literary History: British and American
APPENDICES
A Table of Monetary Terms and Values
Nobel Prizes for Literature
Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction
Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry
Pulitzer Prizes for Drama
Index of Proper Names
Preface to the Eleventh Edition
To the User
Handbook to Literature
Outline of Literary History: British and American
APPENDICES
A Table of Monetary Terms and Values
Nobel Prizes for Literature
Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction
Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry
Pulitzer Prizes for Drama
Index of Proper Names